NUR166 ECPI ADPIE 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE NURSING PROCESS ASSESSMENT
DIAGNOSIS PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION
EVALUATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ gate-control theory. Answer: theory that explains how the
nervous system blocks or allows pain signals to pass to the brain
◉ Endorphins. Answer: natural body chemicals produced in the
brain that controls pleasure like feelings, sex, exercise
◉ acute pain. Answer: pain that is felt suddenly (less than 6 months)
◉ chronic pain. Answer: episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or
longer;
◉ intermittent pain. Answer: Pain that comes and goes at intervals
◉ intractable pain. Answer: cannot be relieved
◉ referred pain. Answer: pain that is felt in a location other than
where it originated
, ◉ radiating pain. Answer: begins at a specific site and shoots out
from or extends to another part of the body
◉ Nociceptive pain vs Neuropathic Pain. Answer: -Nociceptive pain:
from tissue damage [visceral (internal organ) vs. somatic
(musculoskeletal)]
-Neuropathic pain: from nerve damage
◉ Nociceptors. Answer: Stimulation of nerve pain receptors
◉ Substance P. Answer: plays a role in eliciting localized tissue
reactions similar to inflammation
◉ Prostaglandins. Answer: hormones that act in the immediate area
to initiate inflammation by sensitizing local pain receptors
◉ nociceptive pain. Answer: Can be broken down into 3 types.
1. Cutaneous Pain
2. Visceral Pain
3. Deep Somatic Pain
COMPLETE NURSING PROCESS ASSESSMENT
DIAGNOSIS PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION
EVALUATION PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ gate-control theory. Answer: theory that explains how the
nervous system blocks or allows pain signals to pass to the brain
◉ Endorphins. Answer: natural body chemicals produced in the
brain that controls pleasure like feelings, sex, exercise
◉ acute pain. Answer: pain that is felt suddenly (less than 6 months)
◉ chronic pain. Answer: episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or
longer;
◉ intermittent pain. Answer: Pain that comes and goes at intervals
◉ intractable pain. Answer: cannot be relieved
◉ referred pain. Answer: pain that is felt in a location other than
where it originated
, ◉ radiating pain. Answer: begins at a specific site and shoots out
from or extends to another part of the body
◉ Nociceptive pain vs Neuropathic Pain. Answer: -Nociceptive pain:
from tissue damage [visceral (internal organ) vs. somatic
(musculoskeletal)]
-Neuropathic pain: from nerve damage
◉ Nociceptors. Answer: Stimulation of nerve pain receptors
◉ Substance P. Answer: plays a role in eliciting localized tissue
reactions similar to inflammation
◉ Prostaglandins. Answer: hormones that act in the immediate area
to initiate inflammation by sensitizing local pain receptors
◉ nociceptive pain. Answer: Can be broken down into 3 types.
1. Cutaneous Pain
2. Visceral Pain
3. Deep Somatic Pain
